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Aviation Scholarship

Louis Mancuso, Sr. Aviation Scholarship Fund

   
 
Louis Mancuso, Sr. Scholarship Fund

 

  Louis Mancuso, Sr.
Founder
Louis Mancuso, Sr. Scholarship Fund

The Louis Mancuso, Sr. Aviation Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, (26-2962427) has been established to honor the memory of the founder of Deer Park Airport.  Lou (1919-2008) was a gentleman whose vision played an important role in the development of Long Island aviation.  He founded Mid Island Air Service, Inc. in 1946 after spending the duration of WWII at Riddle Field in Clewiston, Florida.  Inducted into the Army Air Corp, he then worked with the British RAF training British and Scottish soldiers in both the PT-17 and AT-6.

Two,* $1000.00 scholarships will be awarded Long Island High School seniors with a love of aviation and a desire to further their aviation education and career. We thank you for supporting this fund and the future aviators of Long Island.

*In any given year where the Selection Committee does not receive two qualified applications, we reserve the right to award fewer than two aviation scholarships.

Congratulations to our New 2024 Scholarship Recipients:

Nathanial Stevenson

Greenport H.S.

 

Will attend:
US Air Force Academy

Dylan DeGroot

Shoreham Wading River H.S.

Suffolk Aviation Academy

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

John Della Ratta

North Shore H.S.

Nassau BOCES – Barry Tech

Will attend:
Auburn University

2023 Scholarship Recipients:


Abigail Kubanovich

Westhampton Beach H.S.

Suffolk Aviation Academy

Will attend:
Lynn University


Lorelai Corbett

Long Beach H.S.

Nassau BOCES – Barry Tech

Will attend:
Jacksonville University

2022 Scholarship Recipients:


Charlotte Fuller

Bayport Blue-Point H.S. &

Suffolk Aviation Academy

Will attend:
University of North Dakota


Kyle Holiday

Mount Sinai H.S.

 

Will attend:
Purdue University

2021 Scholarship Recipients:


Colin Caraher

Sayville High School

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University


Myles Jackson

Half Hollow Hills East H.S.

Will attend:
University of North Dakota

 2020 Scholarship Recipients:


Justin Chirco

Center Moriches H.S. & Eastern LI Academy of Applied Technology

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University


Avery Davis

Sachem North H.S. & Eastern LI Academy of Applied Technology

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

 2019 Scholarship Recipients:


Derek Coppola

Westhampton HS & Eastern LI Academy of Applied Technology

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University


Julia Bonafede

Rocky Point HS & Eastern LI Academy of Applied Technology

Will attend:
Lewis University

 

2018 Scholarship Recipients:

Ryan Krauss

Bellmore HS & Barry Tech Center

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Juan C. Prada Corredor

Bay Shore HS

Will attend:
Vaughn College of Aeronautics

 

2017 Scholarship Recipients:

Samantha Balistreri

Farmingdale HS

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Nicholas Carbone

Farmingdale HS

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Eric Froehlich

West Babylon HS

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

 

2016 Scholarship Recipients:

Connor Golden

Bethpage HS

Will attend:
USAF Academy

Tanner Asadorian

Half Hollow Hills HS

Will attend:
Ohio State University

 

2015 Scholarship Recipients:

Brianna Rose Saladino

Smithtown HS

Will attend:
Farmingdale State College

Alexa Chiarappa

Centereach HS
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Pre Professional Flight Program

Will attend:
Embry-Riddle University

 

2014 Scholarship Recipients:

Matthew LoRusso

Oyster Bay HS

Will attend:
SUNY at Buffalo

Kenneth Kiriluk

Ward Melville HS
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Pre Professional Flight Program

Will attend:
Farmingdale State or Arizona State

 

Rev. 05/07/2023


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Louis Mancuso, Sr. Scholarship Fund
101 Hering Drive
Ronkonkoma, New York  11779


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